Tue January 21: The Chris Cooper Quartet Chris Cooper (piano)
Jasper Smith (guitar)
Andy Doyle (bass)
Rob Masters (drums)
Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Entry £18 / U25s £9
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Kicking off 2025’s programme Norwich Jazz Club are pleased to feature an all-Norfolk band in The Chris Cooper Quartet, who'll be bringing us a lively evening of swing, blues, bossas and ballads.

The band also features guitarist Jasper Smith - firmly back in the Norfolk groove after living and working for many years in Australia - and who’ll be contributing a selection of his own stylish arrangements to the evening’s proceedings.


Doors 7.30pm / music from 8.30pm

Tickets: £18 / U25s £9 / after 9.30pm £9 Purchase tickets

Maddermarket Theatre Bar, St.John's Alley, Norwich, NR2 1DR. (see location)

About the venue

The Maddermarket Theatre is a charming, historic venue nestling in the Norwich Lanes area of the city. Gigs take place in the ground-floor bar where up to 70 patrons can be accommodated around tables or in small rows of seats. The nearest multi-storey car park is St.Andrew's Car Park a short 2min walk away on Duke Street. A limited amount of parking for blue badge holders can be found on nearby Pottergate.
Sun January 26: Sam & Vij play Blue Train Sam Miles (tenor)
Jij Prakash (trombone)
Simon Brown (piano)
Simon Wood (bass)
Tom Jiggins (drums)
Yalm Food Court
Entry £13.50
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Norwich Jazz Club are excited to kick off their 2025 programme at Yalm with Sam Miles and Vij Prakash leading the band in a cover-to-cover performance of Blue Train; John Coltrane’s seminal 1958 album for Blue Note records (re-arranged here for quintet). In the second part of the evening the band performs original tracks by Sam and Vij that were inspired by the album.

Former students at the Royal Academy of Music and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Sam Miles and Vij Prakash are both based in Cambridge and collaborate on a variety of musical projects alongside their busy careers in performing and tutoring.


Admission £13.50 (inc booking fee) Purchase Tickets

Doors 6pm / Music from 7.30-10pm

About the venue

Established on the extensively redeveloped site of the former Jamie’s Italian, Yalm has revitalised the historic space in The Royal Arcade, using it as an opportunity to showcase Norfolk’s finest food producers in a relaxed setting. Find out more about the exciting and diverse menu here.

23–24 Royal Arcade, Castle Street, Norwich NR2 1NQ (see location)

How to book

Make your reservation by purchasing a ticket which covers admission to the event. There's no set menu, so on the night simply choose where you'd like to sit and food and drinks orders can be paid for during the evening. We're sure you'll want to sample the exciting menu, or otherwise just grab a drink and enjoy the music!
Tue February 11: Dean & Emily Masser with the NJC Trio Emily Masser (vocals)
Dean Masser (tenor)
Simon Brown (piano)
Simon Wood (bass)
Tom Jiggins (drums)
Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Entry £18 / U25s £9
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For veteran patrons of Norwich Jazz Club, saxophonist Dean Masser needs no introduction. Formerly resident in the county he performed regularly with the Jack Parnell Trio (releasing a “Live at Ronnie Scotts” album) and was also a mainstay in the Alan Stewart Octet.

Now back living and working in the north of England he last visited the club in 2017; so we’re delighted to welcome him back for this long-overdue return when he’ll be performing alongside his daughter Emily - recently described by Jazzwise as “one of the most original and distinctive musicians to emerge on the current British scene.”

Emily, Dean and their quintet are performing around the UK throughout February and March in a tour scheduled to coincide with the launch of Emily’s first self-released album “Songs With My Father”. This evening the club’s house trio has pleasure in accompanying the duo, navigating Emily’s exciting new arrangements of standards such as "So Near So Far", "The Man I Love" and "I'm Old Fashioned."

See Emily's website to learn more about her forthcoming album, musical activities / collaborations and other live dates.

Doors 7.30pm / music from 8.30pm

Tickets: £18 / U25s £9 / after 9.30pm £9 Purchase tickets

Maddermarket Theatre Bar, St.John's Alley, Norwich, NR2 1DR. (see location)

About the venue

The Maddermarket Theatre is a charming, historic venue nestling in the Norwich Lanes area of the city. Gigs take place in the ground-floor bar where up to 70 patrons can be accommodated around tables or in small rows of seats. The nearest multi-storey car park is St.Andrew's Car Park a short 2min walk away on Duke Street. A limited amount of parking for blue badge holders can be found on nearby Pottergate.
Tue March 11: Q3 Martin Hallmark (piano)
Kevin Flanagan (tenor)
Tiago Coimbra (bass)
Chris Diamand (drums)
Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Entry £18 / U25s £9
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Led by pianist Martin Hallmark, Cambridge-based quartet Q3 join us this evening to perform tracks from their 2024 album "Water-Speckled Midnight", which combines jazz with latin, funk, Arabic and mediterranean influences.

Describing their music as “quirky, melodic and highly listenable”, Martin formed Q3 following an inspirational period of study with Chick Corea in 2012.

Also featuring in the band are tenor saxophonist Kevin Flanagan (a familiar face in the region’s jazz clubs and festivals), Tiago Coimbra on bass (full-time member of Resolution 88) and astonishing multi-instrumentalist Chris Diamand on drums.

You can catch a sample of the band in action in the "Water-Speckled Midnight" album trailer, and read more about the Q3 project on their website.

Doors 7.30pm / music from 8.30pm

Tickets: £18 / U25s £9 / after 9.30pm £9 Purchase tickets

Maddermarket Theatre Bar, St.John's Alley, Norwich, NR2 1DR. (see location)

About the venue

The Maddermarket Theatre is a charming, historic venue nestling in the Norwich Lanes area of the city. Gigs take place in the ground-floor bar where up to 70 patrons can be accommodated around tables or in small rows of seats. The nearest multi-storey car park is St.Andrew's Car Park a short 2min walk away on Duke Street. A limited amount of parking for blue badge holders can be found on nearby Pottergate.